ACERIT LIMITED

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05514039 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-07-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-08-12
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    LINK, Jane Ann resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-08-12
    ➖
    LINK, Keith Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2005-08-05
    ➕
    LINK, Jane Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2005-08-05
    ➕
    LINK, Jane Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-08-05
    ➕
    LINK, Keith Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACERIT LIMITED
  22. 2005-07-20
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    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-07-20
    ➖
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-07-20
    ➕
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2005-07-20
    ➖
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jane Ann Link
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

3 Cadeby Close
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 0EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LINK, Jane Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINK, Jane Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2011-08-12
Resigned
UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-20
Resigned
LINK, Keith Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2011-08-12
Resigned
UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22